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before anyone shoots me with a senco, let me state I prefer a tape measure and a couple of pencil marks to check square. I use a laser for checking level but have not tried one for checking square.
However gearing up for the spring and new employes I was thinking about the folding 3-4-5 squares. Has anyone really used them, are they acurate, do they hold up, what brand do you use ?
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Yes josh, I have one and have been very happy with it. Buy it you will not be dissapointed. There will come a time when you will be happy to have it.
*More info please. They have a website ?
*let's see if this works. Tool Crib ad.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004TKDP/ref=th_pr_hp_rs_2_2/107-5145618-2184504
*Now let me get this straight.I've got to spend about $50 for something that weighs 3 1/2 lbs and is 5 feet long so that I can draw a 3-4-5 right triangle?
*I think I'll make my own. For less than 50 bucks.
*Tile setters love them.near the stream measuring,aj
*I use mine all the time. Used it last week for a quick check of wall squareness to see how the cab's would fit. Used it today to layout for floor tile. Pretty tough to 3-4-5 by yourself, and when deciding to shift the 12 inch tile pattern over 6 inches, alot less pencil marks to get screwed up by. There's a million things I'm gonna make myself someday....glad I spent the $50 first! Also pretty hard to check the wall squareness at waist and shoulder height....by yourself....with one tape! Just unfold it, hold here, hold there.....refold and go home. I use it all the time. Had it a few years, and still close enough for framing, etc. Good investment. Jeff
*Off the subject, but about "folding" squares. Does anyone know if anyone still makes 2 piece framing squares (have a 1913 one from Granpa), where the short leg fits into a machined dovetail joint on the 2 ft. arm and has a cam locking mechanism?Fits great into small toolbox.
*Did a quick Internet search on folding squares. The only page I found dedicated to folding squares for use in carpentry was:http://www.contractorstools.com/asquareproducts.htmlThere are probably others listed on tool sites that use databases to list their tools rather than dedicated web pages, but I am too out of it tonight to look there...
*Let me ask this question:3 - 4 - 5 is the common layout method for a right angle, but wouldn't a square with 2 45° angles and one 90° be more usefull?
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before anyone shoots me with a senco, let me state I prefer a tape measure and a couple of pencil marks to check square. I use a laser for checking level but have not tried one for checking square.
However gearing up for the spring and new employes I was thinking about the folding 3-4-5 squares. Has anyone really used them, are they acurate, do they hold up, what brand do you use ?